Whether you are a well-established firm or a start-up, green business certification is a necessity for any company committed to the welfare of the planet and its people. As sustainability becomes increasingly relevant, GBB’s forward-thinking certification program enhances your... Read More
Construction, Development & Real Estate, Home & Garden, Water Quality & Water Pollution
A biomethane-to-gas project will see thousands of Sydney homes and businesses using renewable green gas for cooking, heating and hot water. Commencement of the project follows an agreement between energy infrastructure company Jemena and Sydney Water that will generate biomethane at the... Read More
A discovery by the UNSW Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre could start a ‘green aluminium’ manufacturing revolution and bolster efforts to advance Australia’s manufacturing industry. Backed by industry partner Nespresso, researchers at... Read More
Construction, Development & Real Estate, Waste Management & Recycling
In 7 cities with different climates and electric grids, new all-electric homes saved money and CO2 ... Read More
Microsoft, Tiffany help carve out new responsible mining standard Jesse Klein Wed, 10/21/2020 - 00:01 Not many audits are 14 years in the making. But after almost a decade and a half of creating the most holistic and encompassing mining standard, the Initiative for Responsible Mining... Read More
Construction, Development & Real Estate, Industry & Packaging
Main Roads WA is working with the Australian Road Research Board (ARRB) and Tyre Stewardship Australia to validate the use of recycling asphalt pavement that contains crumb rubber. In Western Australia crumb rubber consumption has doubled in the past two years, from between 800–1000... Read More
DEMANDING MORE FROM BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY Released in a recent National Energy Board of Canada report, British Columbia’s commercial and residential buildings in 2015 released a staggering 7.3 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, representing... Read More
Construction, Development & Real Estate, Energy, Environment & Climate
Engineering Professor Kim Pickering has been awarded $10.9 million in Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) Endeavour funding to explore a circular economy concept created for the Aotearoa New Zealand context — shaped by the philosophies and values of both founding... Read More
Construction, Development & Real Estate, Eco-Innovation, Energy
Sewage systems around the world are plagued by concrete corrosion and fatbergs, leading to costly and disruptive maintenance. But an eco-friendly zero-cement concrete developed by researchers at RMIT University could hold the solution. Led by Dr Rajeev Roychand, the research team... Read More
A newly released report demonstrates that innovative design and planning can reduce temperatures in Sydney’s Western Parkland City by up to 4.6 degrees. Conducted by Sydney Water, in partnership with leading architects, engineers and urban designers, the Urban Typology and... Read More